Levins

Levins Meaning & Origin

About Levins
The surname Levins is of Irish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name "Ó Laighin," meaning "descendant of Laighean." Laighean was a personal name that referred to a warrior or a spear. The surname Levins is primarily found in County Galway and County Mayo in Ireland.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Levins is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Levins: 2,291
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 13,316
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.78

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Levins based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Levins is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
LFNS
🗽 NYSIIS
LA
🔊 Soundex
L01052
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
L EH1 V IH0 N Z
🌐 IPA
/ˈlɛvɪnz/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('LFNS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
L152

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Levins in Braille

Here's how to represent Levins in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Levins in braille

How to sign the name Levins using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Levins using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Levins in sign language

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